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"I’ve moved on from Helena’s house, and we’re still close It will be like that with you and me, too"

Her lips curled "Yeah, sure" She stood up and snatched the container off the table then scurried into the kitchen I grabbed our dishes and followed her

"Can I help you get ready for the party?"

She answered quickly "No, I’ht or nine I figure we could binge-watch reruns or do a drinking ga, "You’re going to join us, right?"

I shrugged "If I’e fan of this new Doctor He’s dark and moody"

"Hhed at her, relieved that the hter "You’re a weirdo"

A couple hours later, William knocked at the apartment door at exactly seven I raced to answer it, but Alex was quicker "William! Hey, dude How are you?"

He nodded "Hi, Alex I’ain, he had that weird tone to his voice, as if reciting rand Hope you are up for so Doctor Who!"

He frowned "Reruns? I’ve already seen every episode twice on Blu-ray"

"Not like this, you haven’t We are drinking and watching with beer goggles on!"

He looked at Alex as if she’d said everything in Spanish

"Never mind that Wil is here to work" I motioned to hi to be noisy and disruptive out here"

"Wil?" said Alex quietly as I walked by her I shushed her and led William to my room

"Sorry, there’s not a ton of furniture in here I don’t rent as nice a place as you do Do you want the chair or the bed?"

"I own it," he answered in a quiet voice as he settled his large fra, because the wicker chair didn’t look sturdy enough to support hied wisely to take the bed

"I’e last year"

"Oh…oh, that’s awesome It’s a nice house A very nice house, actually I didn’t know they paid artists so well at Draco"

As he stared at the cheap print on the wall, I took the opportunity to stare at hiht and a dark blue t-shirt almost the exact same color It was a lot of blue, and typically he didn’t ht because pretty, s And his t-shirt looked da biceps as he leaned back to continue solehed and certainly could not stopover the thick column of his neck and across his broad shoulders

Then my eyes shot to his oodnight kiss, he’d said And he was right Heat invaded ut

I sed and forcedlike a fool Like Echo ogling the gorgeous Narcissus until it had become an obsession